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6 FISHING UP BODIES. ONE HUNDRED AND TWO RECOV ERED FROM THE RIVER. RUINS CAREFULLY SEARCHED. GREAT CROWDS WATCHED THE GIIEWSOME Ol’Ell ATIOXS. Boatu Pflßiird to nnl Fra In Xorth River, DrnußinK for Corpse*—Op era (ilflsse* Trained I pon the Bout* to Note Their Find*—Expec ted Many Boillcn Will He Recov ered To-day at Low Water. Charge* %gain*t Tugboat Cap tain*. New York, July 3. —One hundred ind two bodies have been recovered from the, wa ters of the North river up to 10 o'clock to-nißht. this being the list of fatalities positively known. The I: f=t is growing hour by hour, and to-morrow morning, when the tide is at its lowest, i: is believed a great many more bodies will be recovered. Aside from these a number of people were seen to hove perished by friends, or by officers on the fchip. All day long to-day the work of search ing the ruins was kept up. The officials of the North German Lloyd Line were lin ing all they could to straighten out mat ters. and bring things into some sort of tangible shape. Their main efforts were directed to taking care of the survivors, and to securing an accurate list of the missing. They looked after the transpor tation to Germany of the survivors, who are in condition to go. They alto gave them clothing ami fed them. Thousands of people lined up along River street in Hoboken to-day, watch ing the recovery of the dead. Undertak ers’ wagons stood in front of the Valen cia Boat Club house and wooden coffins lay on the float in the water, ready to re ceive the dead as the bodies were towed in. Far out in the stream were numer ous small row' boats dragging their grap pling hooks behind them as they search ed for bodies in the submerged debris. Many persons on shore had field and opera glasses, and with these kept a 1 bearing on the small boats in search of corpses. As each boat would near the shore, the efforts of the oarsmen and the sluggish movement of the little craft clearly showed whether or not there was a body in tow’ behind. Coming into plain er view, the body could be seen bobbing up and down in the water, often showing a burned, charred or horribly mangled face. The bodies were drawn to the Va lencia Boat Club float, lifted upon it, and from there carried fo the dead wagons. WAS OI T FOR MONEY. Information Given Ajtnln*t n Ttiff lont*ft C'aptntn. New York. July 3.—lnformation was sworn to before Recorder Stanton in Ho boken to-lay, by Ferdinand H. Krouse, third officer of the Phoenicia, who charged that he tried to get aboard a tug from the end of one of the North German Lloyd piers, and succeeded in boarding her. but was put off because he had no money. Krouse. in his sworn statement, says that the name of the tug was ‘The Dan dy, ’* and in his affidavit, he says that the captain asked: “Have you any money?” “None in my pocket.” Krouse said he replied. The affidavit then says that the captain retorted: “Then I’ve no time for you. 1 have other business to attend to." Krouse eays that he asked the tugboat captain to go to the assistance of persons aboard the Saale, but that the captain re fused. This information also was sworn to by Rudolph Grahn, physician on the Phoenicia. The recorder said he would look up the law on the subject to select the best method for proceeding against the offend - \i.g captains. HAD ANOTHER FIRE. Tenements Destroyed in Hoboken and Twelve Lives Lost. New York. July 3.—Fire in the crowded tenements No. 127 to 131 Adams street. Hoboken, early this morning, caused a loss of twelve lives, five of whom were members of the Winkler family, who were caught by the flames while asleep. The building was a three-story wooden affair, and contained about fifteen families, who were made homeless by the fire. They will be cared for by the poor master. The tenements burned were of compara tively small value, and the .loss, it is thought, will not exceed $6,000. The origin ©f the fire has not yet been learned. WILL PROSE! I TE C APTAINS. Claimed They Pushed Drowning: Per sons From Their Taghontn. New York. July 3.—A sensation was created to-day by the announcement from Mayor Fagan of Hoboken that he will prosecute all tugboat captains against whom charges of refusing to save life can be substantiated. The Mayor says he will apply at once for warrants charg ing two tugboat captains with murder, and that he has evidence to prove that these men used boat hooks to keep drown ing men from climbing on their tugs be cause the unfortunates had no money. An effort is to be made also to have the li censes of offending captains revoked. Mayor Fagan of Hoboken says that as soon as witnesses to the affidavit of Third officer Krouse can be brought before him and prove the charges, he will begin im mediate action against the tugboat cap tain. He refuses to give the name of the captain of the tugboat until the charges are proved. Tugboat captains deny these statements, and offer a reward of SI,OOO for proof that will convict any tugboat men of alleged cruelties. VIRGINIA OFFICER DIES. First Lieutenant of tlie Fourteenth Infantry Among Casualties. Washington. July 3.—The first name on to-day’s list of casualties in the Philip pines to that of William C. Geiger, first lieutenant of the Fourteenth Infantry, Regulars, and a captain of the volunteer Philippine cavalry. He was a native of Staunton, Va., and died in Manila of dys entery. No.-ikes at Frankfort. Frankfort, Ky., July 3.—Officer Davis Harrcsl arrived o-duy from Bristol. Va.. with Robert Noakes, who was extradited from Virginia on a charge of complicity 111 the Goebel ussasstnatlon. Against Itnnlsliment, St. Petersburg, July 3.—The Official Messenger to-day publishes an imperial ukase providing In a large measure for the abolition of banishment to Siberia. Australian mil. London. July 3.—The House of Lords to-day passed the Australian common wealth bll* MUNYONS tLirer Core posi jousnes*, coated tongue,bad breath, constipation, jaun dic?, sallow com plexion, face erup tions,impure blood, sick headaches, wind io stomach and gives natural Medical advice free. Arch LIVER CURE ROM MEAT OF WASHINGTON \\a* Inveileil In Pnrl With Appro priate < eremnnle. Paris, July 3.—The ceremonies connected with the unveiling of the equestrian statue of Washington, the gift of “an as sociation of American women for the pre rentution of a statue, of Washington to France" passed off favorably to-day. Sousa's band was in attendance. The United States ambassador. Gen. Horace Porter, presided and delivered an address. It was in part as follows: “First let me extend a cordial greet ing and 4m earnest welcome to all who have gathered here to participate in the impressive ceremonies which are to fol low. The occasion is fraught with pecu liar Interest. We come together to-day to dedicate a statue of Washington in the home of Lafayette. The patriotic ladies of America in presenting this gift to our sister republic, could not perpetuate in enduring bronze a more exalted charm ter. His name is the synonym of unselfish patriotism, sublime heroism, unswerving virtue. When entrusted with the task of defending the liberties of his country, his towering genius brought order out of chaos, turned weaklings into giants and snatched victory from defeat. His modes ty was equal to his courage. He never underrated himself in battle; he never overrated himself in a report. He reached the highest pinnacle of human greatness and covered the earth with his renown. His name will stand immortal when epi taphs have vanished utterly and monu ments have crumbled into dust. “His ashes were laid to rest In the bosom of the soil, his efforts saved, but his true sepulchre in the hearts of his country men.*' ■Consul General Gbwdv made the pre sentation. and the French minister of for eign affairs, M. Delcasse, accepted on be half of France. M. Deloasse, in his reply, eulogized the character of Washington, saying: “Washington was as great a statesman as a captain. His mind was eminently practical and well balanced, and finds its place aguin in this constitution, under whose shelter the republic of the United States has undergone, in barely a century, n prodlgous development which compels the'admiration of old Europe, and which, at the same time, gives it cause for re flection. It hap inforced a principle whose justice is absolute, no matter what may be. the latitude, temperament or cus toms. and that is that public powers should move in full independence, within the clearly defined sphere of their attrib utes, by the side of parliament, whose de cisions impose themselves supremely and become the law of the .country.” PROTEST AGAINST RATES. Those on Freight to Southern Points Believed Too High. Chicago, July 3.—A meeting between rep resentatives of commercial organizations and members of the Southern Classifica tion Committee was held at Chic'ago Beach Hotel. Arguments protesting against the action of the Classification Committee in again advancing numerous items in the merchandise classes of freight were pre sented and filed. The Merchants’ Association of New York opposed the advances in Southern freight rates. Its representative, J. M. Langley, said that it was not believed transporta tion in Southern territory justified the ex action of higher rates. Mr. Langley quote.! the rates in effect from New York to Chicago and the rates from New York to Atlanta, the mileage in the latter case being less than in the former, while the rates in the latter case are much higher than for the longer dis tance. In support of the shippers' contention. Mr. Langley filed with Chairman P. J. Mc- Govern of the Southern Classification Com mittee a lengthy detailed statement of ar ticles classified by the former and present Southern classifications as compared with the Trunk Line classification, which Is known as the official classification, and said he had found that 32 articles had been advanced from second to first class; 38 from third to second, 69 from fourth to third, 36 from fifth to fourih, ten from sixth to fourth and 46 from sixth to fifth, and many others which had been raised two or more classes. BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY. Report of the Navel Board Showed Her In Good Condition. Washington, July 3.—The report of the naval board on the battleship Kentucky just submitted to the navy department, shows that the ship was generally in ex cellent condition. There was some fault found with the electrical firing appliances of one turret, which prevented a simulta neous firing of the four guns thereon, but the other turret appliances worked per fectly. The hoard holds that the period of time allowed between the commissioning of the ship and the final acceptance trial is too short to fully develop the needs of the ship, and point out in consequence the necessity for a good deal of extra work remaining to be done to finish the Ken tucky . ANOTHER CANAL MOVE. New Orleans Will Have an Inter- Oceanic Exposition. New Orleans. July 3.—New Orleans ef fected permanent organization to-night of a movement for on inter-oceanic exposi tion to be held upon Ihe completion of the Nicaragua canal. It Is proposed to in terest the entire public In the matter, making certain of the fair as soon as the canal bill passes. Sidney Storey was made president and 8.- Odenhelmer vice presi dent. A number of favorable responses from other cities and commercial bodies have already been received, and it is expected to make the appeal to OongTess and the launching of the enterprise novel features In the auguration of the new century. MINERS Wll.l, ACCEPT. Voted to Agree In (be Proposition t.f Ihe Operntors. Blrminghom, Ala., July 3.—The miners to-day lr. convention voted to accept the proposition of the tba) operators for n new scale of wages, and to-morrow a Joint con vention of operators end miners will be held for the purpose of signing a contract. The miners last week 'demonded a raise of 10 cents a ton, but the operators in turn offered only to renew the then existing contract for another year. This was an ally been accepted. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. JULY 4. 1900. NEWS FROM W A ACROSS. 11. E. Wilcox Assaulted at Milllwood. Reunion of the Veteran*. Waycross, Ga., July 3.—News has jus: reached here of a dastardly attack maGe upon Rev. B. E. Wilcox, a former resi dent of this city, but lately of Mystic, Ga.. and one of the most popular drum mers on the road. He is a local preacher. One night recently he happened to be in Millwood, eighteen miles west of here, and while waiting for the westbound pas senger, a party of young toughs, about half drunk, approached him and made an assault ujxm him. He was unarmed, having no weapon whatever upon hit person, save a small pocket knife. He defended himself as best he could, and os the train rolled up he ottempted to board it. His.assailants again made an attack upon him. Freeing 1 in>e!f from them, he succeeded in get ting on the train and left the town. It is said the young builies are known, and it may be they will be made to an s wer. Everything seems to be in readiness for the reception of the visitors expected to morrow for the reunion. A long table has been constructed ben* ith the oaks on Plant avenue, nnd visiting veterans will he feasted on fat barbecued beef, pork, mutton, etc. The convention will lie called to order m Johnson’s Opera House by Gen. Peter McGlashan. commander of the South Geor gia Division United Confederate Veterans. The Gazette, a colored newspaper pub lished here will probably have a small damage suit on Its hands. In its last is sue the Gazette made some very personal remarks in regard to a colored disciple of Blackstone who makes this his home. The paper contends that the lawyer does not pay his debts. He says he will enter suit for damages against the paper and expects to recover. Rev. C. G. Earnest, pastor of the Folks ton circuit, is in town to-day, soliciting funds for the building of a parsonage at Folkston. Col. S. W. Hitch of this city has donated a lot. and Mr. Earnest has already secured the larger part of the amount necessary to complete the par sonage. MaJ. R. P. Bird is in receipt of a letter from Gen. C. A. Evans, stating that it will be impossible for him to come to the reunion. THE CHINESE CIVILIZATION. Method* of PiinlNliing Crime Are Ilarhnrlc. Hut n n ICxenne I* Offered. From the New York Times. “One of the reasons why the Chinese object to conversion by missionaries is because they have already a pretty good religion of their own,” said Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who is at the Hotel Kensington on his way home to England, after a fifteen months’ stay in Peking and Tien Tsln. “Probably more myths have been circulated about China than about aU other countries put together, and some day, when the Powers shall have thrown open the empire, we shall be surprised to find the Chinese a pretty decent lot, suspicious of foreigners only because (hey fear the disruption of their own country. It is true their modes of punishment and their manner of admin istering justice seem to our Western minds barbarous and brutal; still, with the French Revolution at our backs and the Spanish bullfights before our faces, it is more satisfactory for us not to jidge Chinamen from our own stand ards of mercy, but to take them as they are, a strange people from whom we Westerners have much to learn morally and otherwise. Their Iteliglon. “To begin with their religion: A large number of Chinese arc Buddhists. Budd ha was born 623 K. C. Chinese Buddhism embraces a trinity known as the Three Precious Ones, namely, Buddha, the past; Dharma, the present and the Lord, and Lenga, the future and the church or th** priesthood. The moral code of the relig ion contains ien prohibitions—killing, sfealing, adultery, lying, selling wine, speaking false of others, self-praise and backbiting, parsimony and scoffing, un correeted anger, and reviling the Three Precious Ones. “The Buddhist Church in Thibet has its Pope, its Cardinals, its Bishops, priests, and nuns exactly as has the Roman Cath olic Church. And more, it has infant bap tism. confirmation, masses for the dead, rosaries, .chaplets, candles, sacred water, and processions. “The teachings of Buddha were reduced to writing 93 B. C. The entire canon of the faith was compiled in A. D. 400. In this Buddha is described as coming from heaven, being born of a virgin, welcomed by angels, received by an old saint, pre sented in a temple, baptized with water, and later with tire. He is described as as tonishing the doctors with his understand ing. was later led Into a wilderness, where he was tempted by rhe devil, and there after he wsiu about doing wonders end preaching. He was a friend to the poor, was transfigured on a mount, descended into hell, and finally ascended into heav en. An Ancient Faltli in China. “It seems doubtful when Buddhism was introduced into China. It is recorded, however, that in the year 63 A. D. the Em peror Han-.Ming- v Ti had a vision wherein he saw a great golden image around whose bead was a halo, and it was believed it meant Truth. The Emperor’s brother. Prince Teu, having heaid of Buddhism from, India, said the vision seen was nothing but the Great Buddha. A mis sion was sent forth, which returned after some years, bringing back a wooden im age, a counterpart of the golden one, one book, and a Hindu priest. “The great temple nt Peking, called the Yung-Ho-Kung. or the Lama temple, is a Mongol Buddhist monastery, in which there are some 1.200 acting priests. Here the. dogmas of Buddhism are taught un der the control of a Gagan, or living Buddha. "The studies .comprise a course of in struction in metaphysics, ascetic duties, astrology, and medicine. “Many Chinese are Confucians. These follow the teachings of Confucius, which are the worship of ancestors. One of the provisions of this creed is that no son shall live more expensively than his father or mother. Chinese Proverb*. “The proverbs and sayings of a people are always indicative of its character. Here are some Chinese sayings: ‘lf the blind lead the blind they will both go to the lit.’ An old man marrying a young wife is like a withered w How sprouting’; *A wife should excel in four things, vir tue, speech, deportnunt. and needl- work*; ‘Every day cannot be a Feast of Lan terns;’ Would, you look at the character of a Prince, lock at his minister, or the di-pcsitlon of a nan, observe his com panion. or that of a father, mark his son;’ The higher a rat creeps up a cow’s horn the narrower ho finds it;’ ‘Let us g t drunk to-day whil? we have wine the sorrows of to-morrow may be borne by to-morrow.’ * Ther is probably no o 1 her character is’.ic which has *o branded the Chinese as barbarians as have their methods of purlshmcni. In the Beard of Punishments in Piking, which is the prison for minis ters. they u e th ra k. thumbscrews, hot irons, to burn out eyes, scissors to cut off Headache Biliousness, sour stomach, constipa tion and all liver ills are cured by Hood's Palls The lion-lrrltatlng cathartic. Price 25 cents of all druggists or by mail of C. I. Hood £ Cos., Lowell, Mass. CONSTIPATION, Inward Piles, Fullness of the Blood in the Head. Acidity of the Stomach, Nau sea, Heartburn, Disgust of Food. Full ness cr Weight in the Stomach. Sour Eructations Sinking or Fluttering of the Heart, Choking or Suffoca'ing Sensa tions when in a lying posture, Dimness of Vision. Dizzine s on tislng suddenly. Dots or Webs before the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in th* Head. Deficiency cf Ters. iration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes. Pain in the Side. Chest. Limbs and Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh. A f* w doses of R act ways Pills will free the system of all the above nam ed disorders. Price, 25 cents per box. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price. RADWAY & CO., 55 Elm s'reet. N. Y. ears, and thumb-rings to suspend men by the.r thumbs and toes. “The following is the story of a Chi ms? execution, as told me by Sir Robert Hart, an eye witness. “Eight prisoners were to be beheaded. The Mandarin, who was the executioner, sat in an open booth, and as the eight men marched by him each was marked on the forehead. Seven of the prisoners were to suffer for robbing and murdering an old man. The eighth was a Mandarin who had been degraded for an offense which he declared he never committed Once h - had been a gn at man in China, even as Li-Hung Chang. He had been a prison* r for many years, when suddenly his execufion was ordered by the viceroy of Quang-Tung. The Mnmlnrin Struggled. “The seven first men w*ere executed neatly and well., but when the execution er came to the deposed Mandarin, he struggled and declined to put forth his neck, wildly vociferating that he was in nocent and had been unjustly accused and condemned. The execution*r caught his pigtail and dragged his head forward from the body, with the result that the head was severed only after many blows had been sttuck. The head and body were terribly mutilated. When the head finally fell the mouth opentd and closed as if still trying to articulate the w’ords ‘ln justice. injustice.’ “The body remained kneeling and the arms worked frantically in protest for some time till knocked over. The si>ecta tors then ran with bread and other soft foodstuffs, which they dipped Into the blood and ate, the superstition being that this man had died a hero and that the blood of a brave man would give courage to those tasting it. “Among the favorite palace deaths is stoning. The victim is stretched out on his back, arms and legs extended, andi a man sits on each of the limbs. The exe cutioner appears with a huge stone. If the victim has the money to pay for a speedy death his head is crushed at once. Other wise the executioner may torture him at will, administering blows wherever he pleases until the victim dies of pain and loss of blood. Dentil in n Thonsnnil Pieces. “The most dreadful punishment of the Chinese criminal code is the Ling-Ch’i, which means death- in a thousand pieces, and which is inflicted on men or women who murder their parents. The condemned man is placed on his back, arms and legs extended, and fettered to pegs In the ground. With a knife the executioner hacks of the flesh at the eyebrows, the cheeks, the nose, the ears, the breasts, the hips, the thighs, and the calves, and then the hands are cut off and the feet and the arms and the legs. Meanwhile the body is being hacked with a knife by another operator, who skilfully avoids vital spots. Finally, w'hen the victim is almost dead from loss of blood, with a stab in the pit of the stomach and a single sword blow at the neck be is finished. “Compared to our own view's on decapi tation a Chinaman thinks nothing of the operation. A rich man can at any time purchase a substitute who will sell his life instead for the benefit of his family. This, perhaps*, accounts for why such frightful cruelties are necessary to make a death penalty s ciently impressive. “But if nothing e.se can be taught us by the Chinese, their reverence for their parents is a lesson wherein they far out rank us. Even the famous Cheng-Tan-Tae owes his entire success to the command of a dying mother to her son, and the son was none other than our old friend—Li Hung Chang.” Rover Placard in Verse. From the New York Herald. Writing recently from Tien Tsin, the cor erspondent of the London Standard gives the following specimen of the inflamma tory placards posted by the Boxers in the northern provinces: Gods assist the Boxers. The Patriotic Harmonious Corps; It is because the Foreign Devils disturb the Middle Kingdom, Urging the people to join their religion To turn their backs on Heaven; Venerate not the Gods and forget the Ancestors. Men violate the human obligations; Women commit adultery. Foreign devjls are not produced by man kind. If you doubt this. Look at them carefully; The eyes of all the Foreign Devils are bluish. No rain falls. The earth is getting dry; This is because the Churches stop the Heaven. The Gods are angry, The Genii are vexed; Both are come down from the mountains to deliver the doctrine. This is not hearsay. The practice w ill not be in vain To recite incantations and pronounce magic words. Burn up the yellow written prayers; Light In.ense sticks; To invite the Gods and Genii of all the grottoes (halls). The Gods will come out of the grottoes. The Genii will come down from the mountains, And support the human bodies to prac tice the boxing. When all the military accomplisments or tactics Are fully learned. It will not be difllcult to exterminate the "Foreign Devils" then. Push aside the railway tracks, Pull out the telegraph poles. Immediately after this destroy the steamers. The great France Will grow cold and downhearted. The English and Itussian will certainly disperse. Let the various "Foreign Devils" all be killed. May the whole elegant Empire of the Great Ching dynasty be ever proper ous. —According to Mr. Wilson, Secretary of State for Agriculture, the skins of super fluous dogs In Nebraska are t inned and made into gloves. This might give a val uable hint to many large cities, including Chicago, where great numbers of stray dogs are killed annually. Hundreds of thousands of ilollars' worth of canine )>ehs are imported annually for this very pur pose. dogskin being one of the best ma terials for gloves. CHINESE DIVINITIES. THE SI N. THE MOON AND STARS AMONG THE M >IBER. Dtnd Men Become Deltic*— Curious Nocfnl C lin racterlHtien and Co innift—Elaborate Hale* of foar te*y When to Drink "Guest Tea.’* From the Baltimore Sun. The new crisis in the East, which has suddenly arrayed all the great Christian nations against Chine, having been pre cipltated by the appeal of the Boxers to native religious prejudices, a glance at the religious and social characteristics of the Chinese is of timely interest. Confucianism is now well understood, and both Buddhism and Taoism have been so thoroughly explored that it is hard to believe that anything of importance relat ing thereto is to be discovered. At least one more book upon tide topic, however, remains to be compiled—namely, a Chi nese Mythological Dictionary. Such a work should contain an account of all the principal divinities actually worshiped by the Chinese, with authentic details of s,uch as are historical, together with a record of the steps by which many of them have been promoted in the Chinese pantheon, until, like Kuan-Ti, the god of war, from very humble beginnings they have be come “adjuvant of heaven.” This num ber of thete divinities is very large and includes many that have been continu ously worshipped for over a thousand years. Whether the. Chinese have ever at any time in their long history had perception or conception of one true God, “Father and Creator of all things.” is a question that has been long and learnedly discusßed by scholarly students of their classical writings. It is still an open question. But there is no doubt at all f that for many centuries past they have worshipped the sun. the moon, the stars and a host of ancestral deities. Ail the gods of China may be said to have been dead men. and, by the right of ancestral worship, it may be affirmed that in a sense all the dead men of China are gods. Temples are con stantly erected, by the consent of the Em peror. to men who, while living, have in various ways distinguished themselves. It is impossible to say that any one of these men may not, in the plow evolu tion of ages, rise to the highest place among the national divinities. There can, therefore, be no doubt whatever that as a nation the Chinese are polytheistic. The Worship of Nature. That there was a tendency among prim itive mankind toward the worship of na ture is wtll known. The recognition of irresistible and unknown forces lfd to their personification and to external acts of adoration, based upon the supposition that these forces are sentient. Hence many pagan peoples erected temples to the gods of wind, thunder and fire In China the north star is an object of con s ant worship. There are temples to the sun and to the moon In Peking in connec tion with the imperial worship. But in some regions the worship of the sun is a regular act of refutine on the part of the people generally on a day In the second month, which they are pleased to desig nate his “birth-day.” Early in the morn ing the villagers go to the east to meet the sun and in the evening they go about toward the west to escort him on his way. This ends the worship of the sun for a year. An exceedingly common man ifestation of this natureworship is in the reverence for trees, which in some prov inces (as, for example, in Northwestern Honan) is so exceedingly common that one may pass hundreds of tre* of all sizes, each of them hung with bannerets, indicating that it is the abode of some spirit. Even when there is no external symbol of worship the supersti ion exists in full forca If a fine old tree is seen standing in front of a wretched hovel it is morally certain that the owner of the t r ee dare nor cut it down on account of th* divinity within. It has been popularly understood that the Emperor is the only individual in the Empire who has the prerogative of wor shiping heaven. The very singular and interesting ceremonies which are per f rmed In the Temple of Heaven by the Emperor in person are no doubt unique. But it would be news to the people of China as a whole that they do not and must not worship hraven and earth each tcv themselves. The houses often have a small shrine in the front wall facing the south and in some regions this D called “the shrine to heaven and earth.” Multi tudes of Chinese will testify that the only act of lel.gious worship which they ever perform (aside from ancestral rites) is a prostration and an offering “to heaven and earth” on the first and fifteenth of each moon, or in seme cases on the be ginning of each new year. No prayer is uttered, and after a t'me the offering is removed and, as in other cases, eaten. What is it that at such time® the Chi nese people worship? Sometimes they af firm that the object of worship is "heaven and earth.” Sometimes they say that it is “heaven," and again they call it “the Old Man of the Sky.” (lato t’ien yeh). The lat ter term has led to an inference that the Chinese do have a real perception of a per sonal deity. But when it is ascertained that this supposed “person” is frequently matched by another called “Grandmother Earth” (ti mu nai naj) the correctness of the inference is open to serious question. The word “heaven” is. it is true, often used in the Chinese classics In such a way as to convey the idea, of personality and will. But it is likewise employed in a manner which suggests very little of eith er, and w’hen we read in the commentary that “heaven is a principle" the vagueness of the term is obvious. To this ambiguity in classical use corresponds the looseness of meaning gi\en to it in every-day | fe The Chinaman who has been worshiping h*avm upon being pressed to know what he means by “be ven” will frequently re ply that il is the blue expanse above. His worship is, therefore, in harmony with that of him who worships the powers of nature, either individually or collectively. Hjs creed may be described in Emerson ian phrase as “one with the blowing clover and the falling rain.” In other words, he is a pantheist. Turning no to their social characteris tics we find that the one thing after the possession of the thirteen classics on which the Chinese specially pride themselves is politeness. And truly, if national refine ment is to be measured by the mien and carriage of its people, the Chinese are en title*! to a high place among the children of men. A Chinese official in full cos tume is a most imposing figure and car ries himself with great dignity and Felf possession. albeit he is usually some four or five Inches shorter than the overage American. In this respect he owes much to his long dress, but more to the patient study of an art now almost monopolize*! among Americans by aspirants to the tri umphs of the stage. There is not a single awkward movement as the Chinese gen tleman tows , his visitor Into his house or supplies him from his own hand with the cup of tea whkb Is indispensable to an interview. Not until his guest is seat ed will the Chinese host venture to take up his position on the right hand of the former; and if, in the course of an ex cited conversation, either should raise him self, however slightly, from a sitting post ure. it Is the bounden duty for the other to do so too. No Chinese gentleman will sit while his equal stands. Occasionally, where it Is not intended to be over-re- CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Established 1823. WILSQi WHISKEY. That’s As!l TH3B WILSON DISTItiOTO CO. Baltimore Ml. Savannah Grocery Company. Distributors. "XftV C\ a e. T!!e Rililoa King. W 14 East Broughton St. Ribbon, the latest, bfst and cheapest. All-silk. heavy satin and taffet*. assort ed colors. Write for samp es and prices. 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It is a token of fidelity and re spect. The tea itself is called “guest tea’’ and is not intended for drinking. It has a more useful mission than that of allay ing thirst. Alas for the “barbarian” who drinks off his cupful before ten words have been exchanged and confirms the unfav orable opinion his Chinese host has al ready entertained of the manners and customs of the West! And yet a little trouble spent in learning the quaint cere monies of the Chinese would have gained him much esteem as an enlightened and tolerant man. For. while despising West ern men outwardly, the Chinese grandees know well enough that inwardly Western men feel themselves superior, and thus ii comes to pass that a voluntary concession on the port of Americans or Englishmen or Frenchmen to any of their points of etiquette is always most amicably ac knowledged. Etiquette of “Guest Ten.” To return to our muttons, “guest tea” is provided in a Chinese Interview to be used as a signal by either party that the interview’ is at an end. A guest no sooner raises his cup to his lips than a dozen voices shout to his coolies to bring his chair; so, too, when the master of the house is prevented by other engagements from playing any longer the part of host, he makes a motion as if to drink his tea, and forthwith the guest’s chair is called for. Without previous warning—unusual except among intimate acquaintances— this kuest tea is never to be touched ex cept as a signal of departure. Strangers meeting in China may freely ask each other their names, their provinces and their business prospects. It is always con sidered a compliment to an old Chinaman, who is justly proud of his years, to inquire his age, and it takes the curious form of “Your venerable teeth.” but middle-aged celestials do not. as a rule, care about the question and their answers can rarely be depended upon. It is also good form in China to ask the number and sex of a man’s children; also if his father end mother are still “in ihe hall." i. e., alive. His wife, however, must never be alluded to, even in the most indirect manner. Friends meeting, eiiher or both in sedan chairs, stop their bearers at once and get out with all possible expedition; the same rule applies to acquaintances meeting on horseback. Chinese etiquette is a wide field for he student, and when the “open door’’ we hear so much about has become a condi tion instead of a theory it will have to be studied more closely by all the Western nations. Just at present, however. .t is something of a paradox to find that in the capital city of “the politest nation of the earth” the li\es of the ministers of for eign states ore not safe. This stamps the Chinese as essentialy the “barbarians” which they consider all other people, be cause one of the first principles establish ed among nations fully emerged from primeval savagery Is that the persons of ambassadors and their suites are ot all times, even on the outbreak of war, ex empt from assault and outrage. THE SEYMOIHS. They llnvc Served the British Em pire Long nml Well. From the New York Press. The Seymours have always been brilliant fighters, and the vice admiral now in com mand of the allies In China may be count ed on to wear fresh medals and clasps since he has got out of the trap in whi.li he was caught. One of his family, Ad miral Sir Michael Seymour, destroyed two Chinese fleets, one In 1836. the other in 1857. Thomas Seymour, created Lord Seymour of Sudeley, became Lord High Admiral of England. Sir John Seymour was Henry VJIPs companion In arms on the field of the cloth of gold, and his daughter became one of Henry's unfortunate wives.' His son married Henrj’s widow. Catherine Parr, and died on the scaffold. Edward Seymour, another son. was Henry'sexe tt tor, and one of the council of the young King Edward, lie became Lord High Treasurer of England and the protector and governor of the King and his realms. Dudley caused Ills fall. The Seymours came from Normandy, where the name was St. Maur. They en quired estates in Hatch Beauchamp, Som ersetshire, by marrying on heiress of the Beauchamps in the fifteenth century. The Admiral of the British navy, Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, created Baron Aloester, died in 1895. Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour has been oommander-in ehlef at Portsmouth since 1897. Vice Ad miral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, now with the Boxers, has been In command of the fleet In Chinese waters since IS9T. laird William Frederick Ernest Seymour has been in comma no of the troops in Canada since 1898, with the rank of lieutenant general. Sir Albert Victor Francis Sey mour. new at Harrow, served with dis tinction in the Crimean War and was groom-ln-waiting to Prince Albert and the Queen. Charles Derick Seymour, master of the foxhounds In West Norfolk. Is the only surviving son of the late Admiral F. H. Seymour. There have been so many Seymours In the British army and navy that I have not sufficient spare to set down all their names and titles. And they have been high in the church, too. The Rev. Richard Sey mour, canon of Worcester, was father of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hobnti Seymour, who Is a bachelor of tjO years, lie also was father of Ven. Albert Eden Seymour, vicar of Chlttlehapipton and archdeacon of Barnstaple. One of the early Seymours married Lady Catharine Grey, grandniece of Henry VIII and sister of Lady Jane Grey. The grandson of the Protector was Incarcerated In the Tower for marrying Lady Arabella Stuart, cousin of James I. Charles Seymour was known as the "Proud Duke of Somerset." He married the heiress of the Percies. The Somer sets, Seymours and Beuuforts are all re >•*£. There is no better blood In England. Wheeler & Wilson improved latest No $ sewing machine at cut prices. Call and see them, anil see the best. J. & P. Coats’ Sikjol Thread, 50c dozen. Six papers good Needles in case, 4c case. Safety Hooks and Eyes, lc paper. Steel Hair Pins, lc paper; 10c dozen. Safety Pins, 2 dozen for sc. Black Dressing Pins, 2 loxes for sc. Aluminum Ha r Pins, oe. Sc and 10c doz. Bone Hair Pins. 10c dozen. Black Head Hat Fins 2 for lc; 5c dz net. Men s Tan and Black Hose TVfee pair. Ladies’ Black Hose. 10c and 12%c pair. Children’s Black Hose, 3 pair for 25c. All-over Laces. 25c o 65c yard. Yalencienne Laces, 1 to 6c yard. S.. T. 81. OF HOPE R'Y AND 0. 8 S. R’Y. M IIKUI 1.8 For Isle of Hope, Montgomery, Thunder bolt. Cattle Park and West End. Daily except Sundays. Subject to change without notice. ~~ISLE OF~HOPE. ' I.v. City for I. of H.| Lv. Isle of Hope. ti 30 am from Tenth | ti 00 am for Bolton" 730 am from Tenth | 600 am for Tenth 830 am from Tenth j 700 am for Tenth 9 15 am from Bolton j 8 00 am for Tenth 10 30 am from Tenth |lO 00 am for Tenth 13 Ot n'n from Tenth jll 01 am for Bolton 1 15 pm from Bolton |ll 30 am for Tenth 2SO pm from Temh | 2 00 pm for Tenth 3 30 pm from Tenth j 2 40 pm for Bolton 430 pm from Tenth | S 00 pm for Tenth a3O pm from Tenth | 4 00 pm for Tenth 630 pm from Tenth j 6(0 pm for Tenth 730 pm from Tenth | 700 pm for Tenth 830 pm from Tenth | 8 (XI pm for Tenth 930 pm from Tenth | 9 00 pm for Temh 10 30 pm from Tenth |lO 00 pm for Temh ill 00 pm for Tenth MONTGOMERY. Lv city for Mong’ry. | Lv. Montgomery. 830 am from Tenth | 7 15 am for Tenth" 230 pm from Tenth | l 15 pm for Tenth 630 pm from Tenth j 600 pm for Tenth CATTLE~ PARK.' Lv city for Cat.Park] Lv. Cattle Park. 6 30 am from Bolton | 7 00 am for Bolton 7 30 am from Bolton j 8 00 am for Bolton 1 00 pm from Bolton j 1 30 pm for Bolton 2 30 pm from Bolton I 3 ft) pm for Bolton 7 ft) pm from Bolton j 7 30 pm for Bolton 800 pm from Bolton | 8 30 pm for Bolton Til 1 'X DERBOLT. Car leaves Bolton street junction 5:39 n. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter until 11:30 p. m. Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter until 12:00 midnight, for Bolton street junc tion. FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR. This car carries trailer for passengers on all trips and leaves west side of city market for Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt and all intermediate points at 9:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m., 5:00 p. m. Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt, City Market and all intermediate points at 6:00 a. m., 11:00 a. m., 2:40 p. m. "" west~end~carT “ Car leaves west side of city market for West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40 minutes thereafter during the day until 11:30 p. m. Leaves West End at 6:20 a. m. and ev ery 40 minutes thereafter during the day until 12:C0 o’clock midnight. H. M. LOFTON, Gen. Mgr. BRENNAN BROS., WHOLESALB Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc. bay street. w*t. Telephone BSS. 108 l CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH raSYROYAL PILLS Original nml Only Gcntilar. F- / Always l.ndlc*. aK Prusgtst LS\ f " r CHICHESTER’S ENGLISH in Kl.l) and Isold metallic boxen sealed 7\ blue ribbotp Tkc no other. Ilrfuao ' W Oangeroua Nubatilutlonn and lull*- j (jy Linnn. Buy of your Druggist, or send 4c. i JT “P* tor l’artlculara. Testimonial* , iV'' nd “ Relief for Ladle*.” n letter, by r*. L r turn Mail. 10,000 Testimonial* Sold by ' *ll Druggim*. 4'hloheater Chemical C* Mention thla r a r er. Madison N 4 iiare, rill LA.. PA. field by L. N. Brunswig A Cos., \\ bole. Druggist*, New Orleans, SODA WATER. Soria Water. Ice Cream and Sherbet* made of “the b si fruit nd cream by a proft ssional (iispeiiser. Sent to any part of the city. S inlay on’e s soli ltd. Cream ard sherbets 5 cents. DON M ELL Y PHARMACY. Phone No. 678. No. 421 Liberty st. cast. J. D. WEED CO a A VA.MV Ail, QA Leather Belting, Steam Packing & Hose. Agents for NEW YORK RUBBER BELTING AND PACKING COMPANY. Empty Hogsheads. Empty Mnlnsscn II ok Abends f*r sale l> C. M. GILBERT & CO. n| ) Morphine and Whiskey li.b* I its treated without pair or I confinement. Cure guarao. I teed or no pay. B H VKAL Man’gr Lit 111 a Springs San itarium. Box 3 Austell, Ga. —St. Helena has been much worked up lately over ihe neglect of the British mili tary authorities to make any proper provi sion for guarding the thousands of Boer prisoners quartered there, aiid stories of a suspicious steamer resembling a warship, which has been hovering round the coa.-t, have had a disturbing effect. —Copake, N. Y., comes to Ihe front with a decided novelty in the way of social di version. The citizens organized a “tomb stone bee" and. going out to the grave yard, straightened up till the loppllngs monuments and headstones. Following out their original streak, they then return ed to town and wound up the evening with a dance. A Revelling Teller. A reeelving teller st a good bank sal* that he was about to get sick. He flt tired till time; sleep did not refrtSh him; felt as If he ought to take vacation. A pharmacist put him on Graybeard and two bottles complete.y overhaul- and him and made him about as good as new. Get Graybeard at all drug stores. Orsy heard pills are trensttrys—2'c the box. Ttespess Drug Cos., Proprietors ad.